Jens Notroff on Mythryl: “North America wasn't an untouched wilderness before European…”

North America wasn't an untouched wilderness before European colonization; #Indigenous peoples actively shaped, managed, and sustained its ecosystems for centuries - and #dendrochronology can tell their history: 🏺🌳 www.newyorker.com/science/elem... via @newyorker.com

newyorker.comHow Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American WildernessBy studying fire scars in ancient wood, many scientists have become convinced that Indigenous people transformed North America long before Christopher Columbus arrived.

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